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An electronic system and method are disclosed for controlling a measured temperature during a sequence of time intervals, in accordance with a sequence of selected reference temperatures each corresponding to one of the intervals. The values of the reference temperatures are programmable and changea

An electronic system and method are disclosed for controlling a measured temperature during a sequence of time intervals, in accordance with a sequence of selected reference temperatures each corresponding to one of the intervals. The values of the reference temperatures are programmable and changeable by the user. The system and method can be used to establish thermostatic control in conformity with a referenced temperature that varies throughout the day, for example, hour by hour. The system also provides for using different sequences of reference temperatures on different days.

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A thermostat for generating control signals for a temperature modifying device comprising: (a) means for generating a digital electrical signal representative of the ambient temperature on the thermostat; (b) manually accessible means for storing a plurality of time/temperature schedules in a progra

A thermostat for generating control signals for a temperature modifying device comprising: (a) means for generating a digital electrical signal representative of the ambient temperature on the thermostat; (b) manually accessible means for storing a plurality of time/temperature schedules in a programmable digital memory, said schedules providing a digital electrical signal representative of desired temperatures for different times within the interval defined by each schedule; (c) means for generating a digital electrical signal representative of time; (d) comparator means having first and second inputs with one input coupled to said ambient temperature generator means; (e) interface means coupled to said digital time generating means and operative to selectively one of the schedules to the second input of said comparator means; and (f) means for coupling the output of said comparator means to said temperature modifying device.